One of the new downloads this week for Stampin’ Up!’s digital software program, My Digital Studio, could turn out to be one of the most important ones you could buy and use. This one I am talking about is called “Think Back Photobook Templates“. Once printed it would be an album of questions for whomever you choose. It’s designed for your parents and grandparents to write about their lives. They write their answers in the book, maybe post some photos. A couple of questions in the book are: “What song defines your childhood?” and “What personality traits did you inherit from your mother?”

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As with any My Digital Studio templates, you could print this book exactly as is or you can change colors, change names, change questions, add questions, add photos, change embellishments, change design, etc. etc. So you can design this book in whatever manner you want.  You can make it for yourself.

If you still have your parents and loved ones, you take it for granted that you know all about them and will remember all the stories you have heard over and over again in your life. But sometimes that isn’t the case, or your mind just goes blank because you no longer have someone to ask to verify a certain story or fact. If you can get their stories in writing, I guarantee you it will be a treasure to you like no other.

You can even purchase this download for My Digital Studio without owning My Digital Studio and use it in another program. You can even print it yourself or at a retail location.  But if you want the very best, I suggest doing the FREE 30-Day Trial of My Digital Studio and trying it out.  Get the photobook printed by Stampin’ Up!’s own printer and make sure the colors are accurate and the book well done.

If you no longer have your parents and grandparents, then do this for your own children and family. If not now, someday they WILL treasure what you wrote and what you told them.

Click here to see all the newest downloads for this week!  There are more for organizing your home, too!  Stampin’ Up! will have us all ship-shape pretty soon!

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It's here!  The big day for football, Super Bowl XLVII! Whether you're going to a Super Bowl party, having a Super Bowl party, or just have your own football pictures you'd like to scrapbook, here's an easy idea for a football scrapbook page layout and design! This page was made quickly in Stampin' Up!'s digital software program called My Digital Studio! I just chose a template that was already made up, deleted a few words, added my own football terms and footballs, and it's ready to go! If I had my own football players in the family I could put their photos in the photo boxes from my computer.  If I wanted to add photos of friends at a Super Bowl party, it's easy to do that.  If I wanted to make a page the traditional way, I can plan it on My Digital Studio first, then make it with ink, paper, and stamps. If I wanted to print out this page minus the pennants, I could do that, then cut my own pennants from designer paper and adhere them to the page.  Lots of choices with My Digital Studio!

While you're waiting for the game to start, why not download a free 30-day trial version of My Digital Studio?! Play around with it and see how you like it!

Enjoy the game!! (or maybe just the commercials and half-time!)

I  may have mentioned before that I was working on a swatchbook in My Digital Studio, the Stampin' Up! digital papercrafting software, of my son's graduation photos. Finally I remembered to take some pictures of the swatchbook all made up! You can see there is a plastic cover on the front and back of the book and the whole thing is held together by the rivet in the corner. It is small….only 5 1/2" x 3 1/4", but that's why it is so cute and fun!  And don't think the small size kept me from squeezing in as many photos as I could! I have a hard time leaving out any photos because I think each one is valuable in its own way!

The MDS Swatchbook just swings open. It has 26 pages to design. So I kept my pages in order skipping every other page because those then would be the backsides of the front pages. If that is a hard concept to wrap your head around, as it was for me, make a little swatchbook out of scrap paper and label your pages so you know what you are doing! When you start doing the backsides of the pages then you are working from the end to the front….so page 2 (the last page in your series) is on the back of page 1. It's confusing to explain even though it is very simple! And if you are not putting pages in order, then it doesn't matter anyway!

And printing prices for My Digital Studio have recently been reduced!  You CAN print any MDS projects yourself or at another printing company, but if you do it through Stampin' Up! you are assured of a quality product and precise Stampin' Up! colors. You can check out information about Stampin' Up! MDS Print Products HERE.

Start with the Swatchbook Template on My Digital Studio and make some cute little swatchbooks for Christmas gifts with those digital photos just sitting on your computer! I recommend purchasing MDS 2+ to get the most bang for your buck! You can get the software and "some" content with just MDS 2 for less money but the full version has SOOOO much content it really can't be beat!  But you do have choices, so whatever works for you….including just doing the Free 30-Day Trial!  No risk, and you can purchase downloads you want, print projects you make…everything….all during the trial period.  If you really want the hard discs, those are coming out soon! I recommend the download, though, so you can get it instantly and always have access to it.

Check out the information on My Digital Studio here.